The Canary™ Qui Tam Whistleblower Blog

In recent years, there has been a whistleblower revolution, as Congress has amended the False Claims Act to make it more far reaching. In addition, many states have enacted similar laws to encourage the disclosure of fraud on state and local governments. The Canary provides views and developments on significant issues and cases under the False Claims Act and Qui Tam Whistleblower actions in federal and state courts nationwide.

A Florida hospital network is facing a lawsuit for allegedly orchestrating an
illegal kickback scheme. According to a complaint filed in the United States
District Court for the Middle District of Florida, the hospital network,
Naples Community Hospital, Inc., substantially overpays physicians with the
expectation that those physicians refer patients to Naples Community Hospital
clinics and hospitals. These referrals in turn generate millions of dollars in
revenue for NCH from Medicare and Medic...

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